The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-16

A7E 0E EAINE, Jun8 % /
Z lIzzQgz Me. Wolqd o6fiee,
STR have been ID
Is er Of the World for Some time
''z have e<I6utiy noticed the.alacg
81 with which you have come for (
ma explalhed things tfrougf
Ialnns. You must ,baIindeed
earted man, OF You would not
& q throw light on things just to
q ge other people. when you do not,
as matter Of fact. know what you
az aalkipg about. Few men would
50 II fosget their own comfort as tp|
J Il, is4il1nsflnr fns pIease 81 hers
D1ostmen are selfish and hang back
when asked difficult question. pre-
ferrig to wait till they known how
to answer it; but you, sir, you seem
to be $ free always to come forward
and e0lain things, and you are so
buoyan and hopeful that you will
escape he authorities, that | have
venturet to write you in regard to
matterlhat L feel somewhat of an
interest il 1t is now getting along
into the sank of the summer and
people fro1 the great cities of our
land are bginning to care less and
less for thesllUrements of seWer-gas
and to sighDr home in the country
and to hankr for the square room in
a quiet neig borhood at 81 a week
with board.
/ have seel a great many rules of
etiquette for he guidance of country
people when hey go to the city, but
| have neverlnn against large, blue
book telling hity people how to so
conduct themelves as to avoid ad-
verse criticism while in the country.
Every little WiIe some person writes
piece regarding the queer pranks
of cOuntrymn in town and acts it
out on the stage and makes a whole
pile Of money on it, but we do not
seem to get she other side of this
matter at all. What | desire is that
you will Civ, us a few hints in re-
gard to the conduct of city people
who visit in the rural districts dur
ing the heated term. / am not a pro-
fessio1al sdmmer resort tender or
anything of that kind, but l am a
spfhR raan. that works and slaves in
the lumber woods all winter and
then blows it in, if you will allow
the term, on some New York friends
Of my wife's who come down, as
they state, for the purpose of reIaxa-
ton, hut really to spread themselves
out over our new white coYerlids
with their clothes on, and murmur
n dreamy voice, 80, how restful ~
They also kick because we have no
elevated trains that will take them
down to the depot, whereas | am not
able and cannot get enough ahead or
brehanded suficiency to do so, as
Heaven is nay judge.
They bring with them small son,
Who is a pale, emaciated little cuss,
with a quiet way of catching my
three year-old heifer by the tail and
soaring the life out of her that is far
beyond his years. His mother thinks
be will not live, mayhap, to grow
up, and | hope she may not be dis
appointed. Still he has a good appe-
tte, and one day last summer, be-
sides his meals, he ate;
One pocketful Of green apples (pip-
pins.
One pocketful Of green apples (Ben
pavis),
Three large stems rhubarb,
One hatful green gooseberries,
Two ginger cookies, without holes,
Three ginger cookies, with holes,
One adult cucumber. with salt on
same,
One glass new milk,
Two uncooked hen eggs, on half
shell.
| laid off all that day from haying
in order to follow the little rasca
around with lead pencil and a piece
of paper and see how much he WoulC
eat. That evening thought what I
beautiful night he had selected fol
his death. The moon was slipping
in and out through the frothy, fleece
lined clouds, and l could imagine
the angels just behind the battlemnts
putting the celestial bric.a-brac higf
enough up so that Henry couldn't
get hold of it when he came. L haC
slow horse concealed behind the
barn with which | intended going
for the doctor. 1t was horse witt
which | had failed to get the doctor
in Tune on similar occasion, and
felt that he could be relied on now.
Night settled down on the riproar
ing Piscataquis and deepened The
shadows at the base of Russell Noun